Home

Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute will soon be equipped with a new imaging system called VisionRT that offers pinpoint accuracy and enhanced patient safety during radiation treatments. The institute, which is part of the Hays Medical Center family, is one of only two facilities between Shawnee, Ks., and Denver to offer this[…]

Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice receives a $1,772 donation, which represents proceeds from the recent Chili Challenge co-sponsored by The Bikers of Central Kansas and the American Legion Riders. From left to right are: Dan Slack, Rae Ann Brack; Donita Wolf, GBHH&H director; Lori Grauer; and Danny Riggs. The[…]

Maggie Myers has been caring for patients for only a short time at St. Rose Health Center and already she has treated a wide range of conditions. Myers, a board-certified family nurse practitioner, recently joined the St. Rose Family Medicine & Urgent Care team; she treats patients only in Urgent[…]

It often is no surprise to cancer patients when they hear radiation treatments will take nine weeks. However, in the near future some may be surprised to learn treatment will take only one week thanks to new equipment at the Hays Medical Center Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute. The 14-year-old equipment was[…]

As one of only a few orthopedic surgeons between Kansas City and Denver that performs specialized spine techniques, Vivek Sharma, M.D., treats a wide range of back-related conditions. Dr. Sharma recently started a monthly clinic at the Great Bend Healthcare Center, 1400 Polk. When the new St. Rose Health Center[…]

Since the death of a loved one naturally evokes emotional, physical and spiritual pain, Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice (GBHH&H) sponsors support groups throughout the year. The next series of eight Monday evening grief sessions begins March 9 and runs through April 27. Each 90-minute meeting begins at 6:30[…]

It’s time to get the big roasters out for the next Chili Challenge to benefit local and area hospice patients. The 16th annual event, which includes tasting and judging, is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at the American Legion, 1011 Kansas,[…]

Larry Watts, M.D., has become a familiar face to the staff at St. Rose Health Center but in upcoming months he will be introduced to many others in the community. Dr. Watts, chief medical officer at Hays Medical Center, will be one of the more visible representatives of HaysMed in[…]

The leaders of Hays Medical Center began noticing more and more patients from the Great Bend area were seeking health services at their facility. They also discovered that Centura Health’s St. Rose in Great Bend was searching for new avenues to providing more services locally. The result is the signing[…]

This Health Facilities Group architectural drawing depicts the new face of St. Rose Health Center. While the recent razing of the ASB Building on Broadway was obvious to any passerby, the extreme makeover next door won’t be apparent for a few months yet. The Medical Office Building (MOB) is being[…]